Holiday Salad with Blue Cheese Truffles
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Holiday Salad with Blue Cheese Truffles
Nutritional Info |
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| per serving: | - |
| cal 215 | - |
| pro | 8 g |
| carb | 12 g |
| fat | 15 g |
| calcium | 191 mg |
- Preparation time: 25 min
Ingredients
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3 tbsp (45 mL) cider vinegar
3 tbsp (45 mL) apple juice
2 tbsp (30 mL) walnut or olive oil
1 pinch salt
1 pinch pepper
1 pinch sugar
6 oz (180 g) Canadian blue cheese
2 tbsp (30 mL) finely chopped toasted walnuts
2 medium tart green apples
10 cups (2.5 L) cut-up salad greens
Sweetened dried cranberries (optional)
Preparation
Combine vinegar, apple juice and oil in a small bowl. Whisk together thoroughly. Add salt, pepper and a little sugar to taste. Set dressing aside.
Blue Cheese Truffles:
Crumble Canadian blue cheese into a medium bowl. Shape into 18 balls, about 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter. Roll balls in chopped walnuts to form truffles. Thread 3 balls onto each of 6 wooden skewers.
Core and thinly slice apples. Combine with salad greens in a large bowl and toss with dressing. Divide salad among 6 chilled plates, top with a skewer of cheese truffles and garnish with sweetened dried cranberries, if desired.
Blue Cheese Truffles:
Crumble Canadian blue cheese into a medium bowl. Shape into 18 balls, about 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter. Roll balls in chopped walnuts to form truffles. Thread 3 balls onto each of 6 wooden skewers.
Core and thinly slice apples. Combine with salad greens in a large bowl and toss with dressing. Divide salad among 6 chilled plates, top with a skewer of cheese truffles and garnish with sweetened dried cranberries, if desired.
Additional information : Variation: Replace walnuts with finely chopped toasted pecans and apples with firm ripe pears.
- Keywords : Salad; Vegetarian; Cheese; Walnuts; Lettuce;
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